Winter Olympics warm up leaves British bobsleigh stars in positive mood
GREAT BRITAIN'S four-man bobsleigh team warmed up nicely for next month’s Winter Olympics in Sochi by taking a silver medal at the European Championships yesterday.
The quartet of John Jackson, Joel Fearon, Stuart Benson and Bruce Tasker finished fourth overall but took silver by virtue of being second-best among the European nations.
It was the first time the British men’s four had achieved a European podium finish since 1994. The race in Germany was won by the United States in a combined time of one minute 38.54 seconds with Switzerland second and Canada fourth.
“It’s a great result to send us to Sochi,” said GB Bobsleigh performance director Gary Anderson. “There is still much more to come from this crew.”